Living my life one stitch at a time. ~ For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. – Psalm 139:13

Rerun

December 24, 2009

Between Christmas preparations, sick kids and knitting, I have had little time to post. It’s Christmas eve night, I am listening to the rain pour down on the roof and wondering if I can finish just one more Christmas knitting project. Doubtful, but fortunately, the family is cool with IOUs.

In light of the fact that I am still working on Christmas knitting, I am going to share with you a post from last year that you might enjoy. Hope you will forgive me for the rerun. I think my feelings are still about the same for all these songs. My current favorite Christmas album is Andrea Bocelli – My Christmas. Give it a listen if you haven’t.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas.

Christmas Music
originally published 23 Dec 2008

The thing that I am most happy about this Christmas season is that soon radio stations and stores everywhere will stop playing Christmas music. I would be quite happy if Christmas music were limited to the week before Christmas. There are some songs that are particularly irritation. My kids and I have come up with a list of the most annoying songs of the season.

9. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (this one happens to be my hubby’s favorite which is probably why the kids hate it.)

8. All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth (the whistling version is worst)

7. Twelve Days of Christmas. There are only so many types of poultry that should be put in a single song. This goes double for any of the variations like the Redneck version, the Canadian version, etc.

6. Christmas Shoes. I don’t particularly like tear jerker songs but this one is just too sappy. What else could go wrong for this poor kid – he gets struck by lightning on the way to the hospital with the shoes. Seriously, the only kid with worse luck is Harry Potter.

5. Do they Know It’s Christmas, Happy Christmas (War is Over) or any Christmas song with a political agenda. Save the politics for the other 364 days of the year, please.

4. Jingle Bells – Barking Dogs version. Root canal is more pleasant

3. Little Drummer Boy – especially the version by the Vienna Boys Choir

2. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Grandmothers everywhere should boycott the advertisers for every radio station that plays it.

1. My Favorite Things – Because it’s NOT EVEN a Christmas Song

Any Christmas song sung my Madonna should also be included in this group. Hope you have enjoyed our little countdown.

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I could add quite a few to this list, because every year my aunty gives me a Christmas cd put together by a charity (Salvos? Can’t remember.) and the cds are getting more annoying each year. They used to be good, now it’s a game to see how long it is before I snap and turn it off. However, there’s an Australian Christmas song that definitely belongs in your list- Six White Boomers.